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Remote Control: The Power of Hollywood in Today's Culture
Hollywood has a world view, and it's coming to a television in your home soon-- and you may not even be aware of it! If you are only checking for ratings, you're missing a whole other level of humanism and anti-Christianity that is being slipped quietly and unobstrusively into your entertainment choices. Break Hollywood's grip on your entertainment choices-- and get tuned into its real agenda with this unique new book. A great format for an entertainment critique that is entertaining in itself. It will be popular with youth pastors, parents, and ministries.
116 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2006
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About the author
Carl Kerby
9 books4 followersCarl Kerby is one of the founding board members and speaker for Answers in Genesis. Carl Kerby grew up in a liberal church that taught evolution could be mixed with God's Word. In 1987 Carl Kerby became a Christian after attending a crusade in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Carl was an air traffic controller in the military in the late 1980's. After riding in the cockpit on a flight to see his father, the Creation vs. evolution issue came up during a conversation with the pilots. The co-pilot merely showed him from the Bible that evolution was a totally different worldview that could not be in harmony with the Scripture. He introduced Carl to Ken Ham's book The Lie: Evolution. After reading it, Carl's faith was totally changed. He now knew that from the very first book, God's Word stands true.
Since 1996, Carl has been an air traffic controller at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, one of the busiest airports in the world, and in a position that is perhaps the most demanding in air traffic control today.
Carl has a particular burden to reach the people of Japan. Carl met his wife (they now have two children, Alisa and Carl Jr.) when he was an air traffic controller in Japan during the early 1980s.
Carl was an air traffic controller in the military in the late 1980's. After riding in the cockpit on a flight to see his father, the Creation vs. evolution issue came up during a conversation with the pilots. The co-pilot merely showed him from the Bible that evolution was a totally different worldview that could not be in harmony with the Scripture. He introduced Carl to Ken Ham's book The Lie: Evolution. After reading it, Carl's faith was totally changed. He now knew that from the very first book, God's Word stands true.
Since 1996, Carl has been an air traffic controller at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, one of the busiest airports in the world, and in a position that is perhaps the most demanding in air traffic control today.
Carl has a particular burden to reach the people of Japan. Carl met his wife (they now have two children, Alisa and Carl Jr.) when he was an air traffic controller in Japan during the early 1980s.
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April 15, 2022
This book was a quick read, and covered movies and television shows over a wide range of years and genre.
However, I was extremely disappointed with this book. The author's emphasis was on Hollywood pushing evolution through most of what they produce, and the need for Christians to be discerning, but I felt that was over-emphasized, to the point of encouraging lack of discernment in other areas of our viewing habits. (There was at least one brief mention of the need for discernment in morality, but it was a very minor part of the book.)
For example, when talking about evolution in a science fiction movie, he states "at least there is one good use for 'evolution' - it makes for great scary movies!" Is that what we should be feeding our minds on, as well as the minds of our children?
Another example, he writes excitedly, that his daughter called home from college to tell him that "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" had evolution in it. He is pleased that he has taught his daughter discernment in this area. What about discernment regarding implied immorality and taking the Lord's name in vain? Or are these areas in which Christians are being desensitized, just as they are to the message of evolution? (I have not seen this movie; my comments are based on other people's reviews.)
Along those lines, I also thought that some of the examples of evolution in movies and television that he gave, were "no brainers." But maybe Hollywood has been so successful at its indoctrination, that the indoctrination continues with little recognition on the part of the Christian viewer, that they are indeed being influenced by Hollywood to accept evolution as fact.
This book could have been so much more, but sadly, I found it extremely lacking.
However, I was extremely disappointed with this book. The author's emphasis was on Hollywood pushing evolution through most of what they produce, and the need for Christians to be discerning, but I felt that was over-emphasized, to the point of encouraging lack of discernment in other areas of our viewing habits. (There was at least one brief mention of the need for discernment in morality, but it was a very minor part of the book.)
For example, when talking about evolution in a science fiction movie, he states "at least there is one good use for 'evolution' - it makes for great scary movies!" Is that what we should be feeding our minds on, as well as the minds of our children?
Another example, he writes excitedly, that his daughter called home from college to tell him that "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" had evolution in it. He is pleased that he has taught his daughter discernment in this area. What about discernment regarding implied immorality and taking the Lord's name in vain? Or are these areas in which Christians are being desensitized, just as they are to the message of evolution? (I have not seen this movie; my comments are based on other people's reviews.)
Along those lines, I also thought that some of the examples of evolution in movies and television that he gave, were "no brainers." But maybe Hollywood has been so successful at its indoctrination, that the indoctrination continues with little recognition on the part of the Christian viewer, that they are indeed being influenced by Hollywood to accept evolution as fact.
This book could have been so much more, but sadly, I found it extremely lacking.
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